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November 2025 Gaming
I knew November would be much better than October for my gaming, because there’s a really nice 4-day convention in November. I didn’t expect that it would be this much better, though! In November, I managed to play 36 games a total of 57… Continue Reading “November 2025 Gaming”
RIP (Revenge in Peace) – Final Girl – Slaughter in the Groves Review
One of the big horror movie tropes over the last 50 years (going back to Poltergeist, which was the first horror movie I saw, even if it was only PG-13) is the “oh my god, we’re building on/visiting/desecrating some religious space/burial ground/whatever” reason for… Continue Reading “RIP (Revenge in Peace) – Final Girl – Slaughter in the Groves Review”
BGG Top Games – 1101 Through 1200 – Thoughts
Last week’s post talking about some of the games just outside of the Top 1000 on Boardgame Geek seemed to be a big hit. Maybe not in terms of visitors to this site, but with friends of mine, sparking some discussion. In the hopes… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 1101 Through 1200 – Thoughts”
Book Review – When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
I’ve been a big fan of John Scalzi’s books for quite a while now, ever since I gloried through Old Man’s War and its many sequels (I’m not even sure I’ve read them all). There was also Redshirts, a book that highlighted those crewmembers… Continue Reading “Book Review – When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi”
Making Everybody Hate You – The Prodigals Club Review
Anybody who has followed this blog for any length of time knows that The Prodigals Club is one of my favourite games. So this review may be a bit superfluous. However, I’ve never really talked in detail about the game, so why don’t we… Continue Reading “Making Everybody Hate You – The Prodigals Club Review”
BGG Top Games – 1000 Through 1100 – Thoughts
Recently the “This Game is Broken” podcast did a “Higher or Lower” game based on games in the Boardgame Geek rankings from 1000 to 2000. (You should really check them out, by the way. Hilarious boardgame podcast) During the Covid lockdowns, in order to… Continue Reading “BGG Top Games – 1000 Through 1100 – Thoughts”
Have Fun Storming the Castle! – Doomlings-Castle Glass Bolster Pack Review
In a lot of card games where cards just keep getting issued and issued and issued and issued and… Oh, sorry. Thank you for that. Anyway, in a lot of card games that keep getting cards added to them, it’s not always that you… Continue Reading “Have Fun Storming the Castle! – Doomlings-Castle Glass Bolster Pack Review”
Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 42 – Rumanian Defiance
One of the main rules of Combat Commander is “Anything can happen, so don’t give up.” Obviously the caveat to that is “unless all hope is lost,” but in Combat Commander, that “lost” level is much higher than in many other games. My November… Continue Reading “Combat Commander – After Action Report – Scenario 42 – Rumanian Defiance”
Creating a World From Scratch – Ecos: First Continent Review
There was a farmer had a dog and Ecos was his name-o. E..C..O..S….Uh, Mr. Clair? We need another letter please? Thank you. Why do I reference this old children’s song? Are you a fan of Bingo but think you need something a bit more… Continue Reading “Creating a World From Scratch – Ecos: First Continent Review”
Evolving in the Shadows – Doomlings- Shadow Puppets Bolster Pack Review
Card games, when given a bunch of expansions, can inevitably suffer from that bloat of having a deck of cards so massive that even God himself could not shuffle it. Doomlings is getting to that point, but the good thing about this game is… Continue Reading “Evolving in the Shadows – Doomlings- Shadow Puppets Bolster Pack Review”
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